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barratry

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the crime of frivolous law suits

Judge Merchan is guilty of barratry, and lawfare against Trump.

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cataclysm

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a disaster causing a violent upheaval

The Military Industrial Complex and Three Letter Assinine Agencies are planning a nuclear cataclysm to retain power.

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byzantine

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overly complex

Tax law is byzantine and needs to be eliminated and replaced by a simple system.

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ambient

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completely surrounding

The ambient flood waters forced the family onto their roof.

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ad rem

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to the point latin

The ad rem response to the complex question was appreciated.

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a pod of….

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seals

A pod of seals lolled on the ice floe, enticing the ravenous pod of Orcas.

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dromedary and bactrian camels

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dromedary =one hump
bactrian -two humps

Dromedaries are native to Arabia while Bactrian Camels are native to the Steppes of Central Asia.

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resipiscence

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the state of knowing you did wrong and being repentant

Gretchen after eating the cheese nips sat moody eyed in a state if resipiscence.

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a schismatic

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one who foments disunion and chaos

Biden is a schismatic.

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colluctation
noun

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a collective struggle

As yet, the colluctation for the House Speakership has yielded no candidates.

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imprimis
adverb

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in the first place

Following his coronation, Henry V’s desire imprimis was to rule with firm compassion.

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epicure

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one with refined taste in food and wine

David was an epicure.

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inure
verb with object

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to become accustomed to hardship
Living in Alaska he became inured to cold.

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to inure
verb without a following object

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to take effect

The political sea change will inure on January 20th.

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panacea

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a cure-all

The government is foisting vaccines panaceas for any ill.

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